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| 1919, June 6 | |
| War with Russia broke out again, over conflicting claims to Karelia. Hostilities were concluded by the Treaty of Dorpat (Tartu) of Oct. 14, 1920, by the terms of which the independence of Finland was reaffirmed and Finland was given a narrow strip of territory between Murmansk and the eastern frontier of Norway, with the ice-free port of Pechenga. | 1 |
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| Prohibition became law in Finland. | 2 |
| July 17 | |
| A democratic constitution was adopted. Finland had a unicameral parliament elected by universal suffrage. | 3 |
| July 25 | |
| KAARLO J. STAHLBERG was elected president for six years. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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